Graham Nash at the Academy of Music
Graham Nash, of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, will perform at the Academy of Music in Northampton on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 8 p.m.
Nash’s concert will be a retrospective of his six decades in music, including his time in Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; Crosby, Stills & Nash; The Hollies; and his solo work. Nash is a two-time inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
He’ll be joined by Todd Caldwell on keyboards; Adam Minkoff on bass, drums, guitar and vocals; and Zack Djanikian on guitar, bass, drums and vocals.
Tickets are $81.60 to $114.45, not including fees, via aomtheatre.com, by calling 413-584-9032, or at the box office.
‘Opera Arias & Broadway Musical Showcase’ returns to North Hall
The North Hall Association’s 2026 Historic North Hall Arts Festival continues in Huntington with the return of the “Opera Arias & Broadway Musical Showcase” on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 2 p.m. Featuring a New York City ensemble with tenor Antonio Abate, soprano Amy Orsulak and pianist Jerome Tan, the performance showcases celebrated operatic and Broadway favorites. Doors open at 1:30 p.m., and upstairs seating is limited to 75 people. Donations are welcome. North Hall is located at 40 Searle Road in Huntington, and is wheelchair accessible and air conditioned. For updates, visit northhallhuntington.org.
Gallery A3 to present ‘Common Thread’ exhibition
Gallery A3, located at 28 Amity St. in Amherst, will present “Common Thread,” featuring new work by Martha Braun and Matthew Simons, from Sept. 3 through Sept. 26. Braun’s exhibition, “Contemplating Resilience,” features abstract prints, paintings and photographs with collage elements exploring resilience and unseen forces, while Simons’ “The Space Between Us” presents abstract monotypes examining cultural and political divisions. The artists will discuss their work during a free Zoom Art Forum on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday from 2 to 7 p.m. Registration for the Art Forum and additional information are available at gallerya3.com.
50 Arrow Gallery exhibition
50 Arrow Gallery presents “Life ’n Death ’n Stuff: The Humorous World of Ken Brown” at 116 Pleasant St., Suite 244, Easthampton. The exhibition features Brown’s bold, graphic work, which draws on cartooning, illustration, popular culture and visual storytelling to find humor and unexpected moments in everyday life. A portion of proceeds from artwork sales will support Stavros Center for Independent Living’s Home Sweet Home program, which provides accessibility improvements such as ramps, stairlifts, railings and other modifications to help people with disabilities live safely and independently in their communities. The exhibition will remain on view throughout September. Admission is free and the gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Russian art, history on view at Amherst College
Amherst College’s Mead Art Museum and Amherst Center for Russian Culture will present a two-part exhibition exploring the Thomas P. Whitney Collection, one of the largest U.S. holdings of art and rare books from the Russian Empire and Soviet Union. “My beautiful, pitiful age”: The 20th Century through the Thomas P. Whitney Collection, on view through Jan. 3, 2027, will feature more than 170 works, including pieces by Alexandra Exter, Natalia Goncharova and Vasily Kandinsky, as well as books designed by Kazimir Malevich and kinetic sculpture by Naum Gabo. A second exhibition, “Anchors and Aspirations,” will run Feb. 23 through July 3, 2027. Curated by Maria Timina, the project explores artistic creation amid political upheaval, migration and changing cultural identities and will be followed by a collection catalogue in 2028. An opening reception will be held Sept. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Mead Art Museum, followed by a panel discussion Sept. 11 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Amherst Center for Russian Culture.
Five College New Music Festival returns
The Five College New Music Festival will return Sept. 11 to Sept. 13 for its ninth biennial edition at Bezanson Recital Hall at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. This year’s festival, themed “Music Without Royalties,” will feature four free performances of new and recent works by 18 composers, performed by 38 musicians from the Five Colleges and beyond. The festival will include nine premieres and explore themes of power, politics and tyranny through works by composers including Berio, Davies and Schoenberg. Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12, and 3 p.m. Sept. 13. For more information, visit 5cnmf.org.
Pioneer Valley Jazz Shares to present Terry Jenoure’s Septet
Pioneer Valley Jazz Shares will present Terry Jenoure’s Septet, The Portal, in “Unlocked: Homage to the Prisoner and the Key That Frees” on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The interdisciplinary performance will blend poetry, art songs, guided soundscapes and groove in tribute to Jenoure’s brother and his challenges and victories. Jenoure, a violinist, vocalist, composer and longtime arts educator, has performed with figures including Archie Shepp, Leroy Jenkins and Henry Threadgill. Tickets are $20. For more information, visit jazzshares.org.
Thea Hopkins to perform in Hadley
Acclaimed singer-songwriter and member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe, Thea Hopkins, will perform on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 3 p.m. at the Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum. This concert will be held in the Sunken Garden, located at 130 River Drive in Hadley. Admission for adults is $12 and $2 for children 16 and under. Picnics are welcome on the museum’s grounds starting at 1 p.m. The museum and its grounds are a smoke-free site. For further information, visit pphmuseum.org.
‘Swan Lake’ returns to the Academy of Music
World Ballet Company will bring its production of “Swan Lake” to the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton on Friday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. The production features choreography by Nadezhda Kalinina based on the original staging by Marius Petipa, more than 150 hand-sewn costumes, hand-painted sets and multimedia visuals. The classic story follows Prince Siegfried and Odette, a princess cursed to live as a swan, and features Tchaikovsky’s score, including the iconic Dance of the Little Swans and Black Swan’s 32 fouettés. Tickets are $54.58 to $99.96, including fees, and are available at worldballetcompany.com/northampton1. The 2½-hour performance, including a 20-minute intermission, is recommended for ages 5 and older.